Cereal bowl assembly

ABSTRACT

A cereal bowl assembly that includes a base bowl, where the base bowl includes a first diameter; and a cereal bowl, where the cereal bowl includes a second diameter and the second diameter smaller than the first diameter, where the cereal bowl is adapted to fit into the base bowl. Advantageously the cereal bowl includes a plurality of holes within a bottom surface. The cereal bowl may further include support brackets extending from the cereal bowl, where the support brackets extend over a lip of the base bowl and down the outside of the base bowl. The cereal bowl may also include a handle extending from an edge, where the support brackets and handle are adapted to support the cereal bowl over the base bowl.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a cereal bowl assembly used to consume breakfast cereal.

Description of Related Art

Many consumers enjoy breakfast cereal as a meal on a daily basis. Breakfast cereal is usually served in a bowl with milk for consumption. The consumer normally may eat the cereal while enjoying the milk within the bowl combined with the cereal. One drawback to this common meal is that cereal as it sits in the milk becomes soggy over a period of time. As the cereal becomes soggy, the meal may become less enjoyable for the consumer. To avoid this many consumers typically eat the cereal from the bowl in a rapid pace to avoid the resulting soggy cereal. Another method of avoiding soggy cereal is to pour a smaller amount of milk to minimize the cereal's exposure to liquids. However, this method creates an extra task and becomes tedious for consumption of the breakfast cereal. As a result, it would be advantageous to have a bowl configured to particularly address this issue in cereal consumption.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates a cereal bowl assembly that includes a base bowl, where the base bowl includes a first diameter; and a cereal bowl, where the cereal bowl includes a second diameter and the second diameter smaller than the first diameter, where the cereal bowl is adapted to fit into the base bowl. Advantageously the cereal bowl includes a plurality of holes within a bottom surface. The cereal bowl may further include support brackets extending from the cereal bowl, where the support brackets extend over a lip of the base bowl and down the outside of the base bowl. The cereal bowl may also include a handle extending from an edge, where the support brackets and handle are adapted to support the cereal bowl over the base bowl.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts a cereal bowl assembly in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 provides an alternative view of the cereal bowl assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 depicts a top view of the cereal bowl assembly according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates a cereal bowl assembly that includes a base bowl and a cereal bowl that fits inside the base bowl. The cereal bowl includes a plurality of holes in the bottom of the cereal bowl. Supporting brackets are provided on the cereal bowl including a handle. During use, a user places the cereal within the cereal bowl and then lowers the cereal bowl into the base bowl which ideally includes milk. This method enables the consumer to consume the cereal within the cereal bowl but lift the cereal out of the base bowl to prevent oversaturation of the cereal with the milk. The support brackets extend downwardly along the side of the base bowl creating a slot that fits over the lip of the base bowl.

In reference to FIG. 1, a side view of the cereal bowl assembly 100 according to present invention is depicted. In the side view a base bowl 20 is shown that includes a cereal bowl 22 within the base bowl 20. Support brackets 10 a, 10 b extend from one side of the cereal bowl 22. Further a handle 15 extends from the cereal bowl 22 allowing a user to manipulate the cereal bowl 22 as desired. FIG. 2 depicts the cereal bowl 22 slightly lifted out of the base bowl 20 to show the separation between the base bowl 20 and cereal bowl 22. The handle 15 fits into a receiving opening in the base bowl 20, where the cereal bowl 22 is shown over the base bowl 20.

A top view of the cereal bowl assembly 100 is shown in FIG. 3. Within this top view a clear view of a plurality of drain holes 17 is shown. These drain holes 17 are at the bottom surface of cereal bowl 22. Drain holes 17 allow for the drainage of milk or liquids through the cereal bowl 22, where a user may lift the cereal bowl 22 above the fluids to avoid oversaturation of the cereal within the cereal bowl 22. Further adequate spacing is provided in opening 23 between the bowl 20 and cereal bowl 22.

As a result, this system provides an inner bowl in the form of cereal bowl 22 that may be lifted out of the base bowl 20 during the consumption of typical breakfast cereal. In the lifted position as shown in FIG. 2, the cereal bowl 22 may remain above the base bowl at about 2 inches so that the user can assess milk while also enjoying the cereal within the bowl. Although shown as separate bowls with support for the inner bowl, the present invention may also be implemented with interconnecting or interlocking bowls, which engage and disengage during use. The instant invention has been shown and described in what it considers to be the most practical and preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made there from within the scope of the invention and that obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art. 

1. A cereal bowl assembly comprising: a. a base bowl, where the base bowl includes a first diameter; b. a cereal bowl, where the cereal bowl includes a second diameter and said second diameter smaller than the first diameter and said cereal bowl is adapted to fit into the base bowl and adapted to contain cereal for direct consumption by a consumer; c. support brackets extending from the cereal bowl, where the support brackets extend over a lip of the base bowl and down the outside of the base bowl; and d. a plurality of holes exclusively and limited to within a bottom surface of the cereal bowl.
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 4. The cereal bowl according to claim 1, where the cereal bowl includes a handle extending from an edge of the cereal bowl.
 5. The cereal bowl according to claim 4, where the support brackets and the handle are adapted to support the cereal bowl over the base bowl. 